[sachu]

You are nuts man. That is just outta this world. Stunning piece of work.

Now that is a masterpiece!

 

[Ferrari]

Zkool448, I knew you are busy with something beautiful, but this is just far above my expectation.
Excellent work… I like the originality!!!

 

[rolotube]

Can only agree with the above. Well done a superb build.

 

[zkool448]

once again, many thanks guys.

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Originally Posted by Ferrari /img/forum/go_quote.gif Zkool448, I knew you are busy with something beautiful, but this is just far above my expectation. Excellent work… I like the originality!!!

Ferrari, just illustrating the possibilities of what can be done and hope to inspire others to build one of their own, just as I watch your builds as my greatest motivation.

To receive such compliment from someone like you who builds some of the BEST cases around here acknowledge my work is remarkably flattering.

 

[Proutch]

Zkool, this is absolutely stunning! Wonderful!

Commercial products don't look that good

 

[holland]

wow, that's insanely beautiful, zk. The amount of work you put into the cases is just astounding. The coloring is great. What wood and paint did you use? I really wish I was able to do things like that.

 

[adamus]

zk, any chance of a youtube of the vu meters bouncing?

 

[zkool448]

cheers guys

holland, it's the same mdf build you saw earlier at the casework thread. Aside from many hours of sanding, it only took a can of primer and a can of high heat silver metallic paint to finish.

adamus, will post one up a quick clip a week from today when I return from vacation!

 

[fishski13]

finally got around to soldering in Regal's Mod, but have some odd voltage readings.

with B+ = 250V, i'm reading 158V at pin6/phase splitter input of the my 6N1P. R3=30K.

walking through some maths...

voltage drop across R3: 250V-158V= 92V
current at pin6: 92V/30K= 3.1mA

Regal speced the idle current at 5mA and according to the Tweaks page at cavalliaudio.com, i should be getting around 100V at pin6.

in my PS, i have the cap multiplier mod, TX is 370DAZ, and rectifier tube EZ81.

-as it stands now, is my PS "safe" to run at 3.1mA? i have yet to plug in my headphones for a listen.
-if i want to crank up the idle current, do i need another transformer, and how would i go about doing this?

 

[runeight]

It seems like your PS is doing fine.

What cathode resistor are you using for the first stage?

 

[fishski13]

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Originally Posted by runeight /img/forum/go_quote.gif It seems like your PS is doing fine. What cathode resistor are you using for the first stage?

cathode resistor/R2 = 1.5K per your specs for a 6N1P. but with Regal's Mod...can i/should i lower it. i should be able to get more idle current with lowering it...no? up or down

good thing i socketed R2.

 

[runeight]

Aha. Go back to the Regal mod Bijou page and scroll down to the bottom.

Socketing R2 is a good idea.

Hopefully this will give you the correct voltages.

 

[fishski13]

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Originally Posted by runeight /img/forum/go_quote.gif Aha. Go back to the Regal mod Bijou page and scroll down to the bottom. Socketing R2 is a good idea. Hopefully this will give you the correct voltages.

doh...i can't believe i missed that chart

. i know i have a bunch of 182R in the parts bin. thanks Alex!!!

 

[royalflush]

Quote:

Originally Posted by zkool448 /img/forum/go_quote.gif More pics of my build at the build gallery. Cheers!

Hello. I am a long-time lurker here so I briefly know of some of you. I am incredibly inspired to say the least, particularly when looking at zcool's builds. Ultimately I have decided that I will DIY my next amp.

 

[fishski13]

Regal's mod is done

. sounds great. highly recommended.

at pin6, i'm getting 114V in one channel and 103V in the other - a difference of 0.4mV. B+ is 250V. anything i should bother with?